Evelyn is the daughter of James and Mary Barclay. She was born in Portland Oregon where she lived the majority of her life. Evelyn attended the Powellhurst school district schools and graduated from Gresham High School.
On Sept. 12, 1950, Evelyn married Douglas Kost. They made their home in the Portland vicinity. They raised their 5 children in the Gresham/Boring area. She and Doug were fans of the Portland Buckaroo hockey team. They even took to the ice by learning and playing curling. She loved to watch her daughters Janelle and Judy ice skate, and her son Mark play ice hockey.
In 1968 Evelyn was the East County manager for the Bobby Kennedy Presidential Campaign. She also participated in the Mondale campaign bid for President .
Evelyn was an avid bowler playing on many leagues, and bowling an almost perfect 300 game.
Evelyn loved to play games of all kinds and especially card games. She had a fun side where she liked to play practical jokes; and many friends and family fell prey to her pranks.
Evelyn was known as a stitcher of all kinds of projects. Her children wore many of her hand made items from slippers, to cable knit sweaters, dresses, pants, shirts, and coats. Many daughters, granddaughters and great grandchildren have received her beautiful cross stitch projects.
Evelyn would vacation with her children and siblings at the ocean and continued to have a strong connection to the coast. She would go to the beach to be rejuvenated and loved to take pictures of lighthouses. Her favorite place to stay was a small cottage in Yachats.. She finally got to go to Hawaii later in her life which was a destination she always dreamed of going.
Evelyn was a stay at home mom for many years, helped Doug run Kost’s Fireplace Shop, and worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Evelyn has been preceded in death by her parents; and sisters Gladys Bergstrom, Ruby Kunze, Grace Hansen, and Fran Smith. Her brother James Barclay Jr resides in La Pine Oregon with his wife Carole.
Evelyn is the proud mother of 5 children, Jackie Lord of Lake Havasu City, Az; Janelle Farr Gresham, Or; Mark Kost Gresham, Or; Judy Long Gresham, Or; and Julie Rogers Fairview Or. She is the grandmother of 14 . Chris Keaton, Sean Keaton, David Amarillas, Robert Yates, Kelly McNutt, Krista Browning, Luke Kost , Katie Kost, Ben Kost, Clay Long, Holly Cotterill, Jason Jansen, Andrew Rogers and Crystal Rogers.
Evelyn presently has 15 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Dec.20, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the Bateman-Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, Or. Private inurnment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made in memory of Evelyn to the Alzheimer's Association; Oregon Chapter.
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